#willchancellor

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The one shade was the text of his private religion. First he saw the color and then he gave it a face and a name. But it was the color that mattered. He met the color here, and it stayed with him for days.

Will Chancellor, A Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall

[bookishtendencies]

... [They] never said he had talent. They picked their words carefully to encourage students like him, but not too much.

Will Chancellor, A Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall

[bookishtendencies]

Every man spends half his life displaying talents he doesn't possess.

Will Chancellor, A Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall